Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 24, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 13 Turkey Vulture 17 3288 39453 Osprey 3 66 295 Bald Eagle 3 477 1196 Northern Harrier 0 113 620 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 566 3444 Cooper's Hawk 0 10 310 American Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 500 Broad-winged Hawk 0 5111 45209 Red-tailed Hawk 1 210 2899 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 68 Golden Eagle 0 2 68 American Kestrel 0 17 445 Merlin 2 14 82 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 12 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 28 9879 94617 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Anna Stunkel, Dave Wheeler, Kim Steininger Visitors: 10 Weather: Overnight rain continued into the early morning. Remaining overcast with occasional mist. A bit of sun at times in the afternoon. Strong southeast winds. Overall good winds but perhaps overly strong and it never cleared up enough to get a steady flight going. Raptor Observations: Very slow most of the day with only an occasional migrant. A bit more activity in the last two hours but still quite slow. Turkey Vultures were most numerous with 17. Three each of Osprey and Bald Eagle. Two Sharp-shinned Hawks. One Red-tailed Hawk. Two Merlins. Derby Hill 2026 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb6YYCLHXEKtIckpJtq1srVm Non-raptor Observations: 2 Common Goldeneyes, Iceland Gull, Red-headed Woodpecker, ACADIAN FLYCATCHER, 235 Cedar Waxwings, Orchard Oriole. https://ebird.org/checklist/S345862979 New species for season: Acadian Flycatcher Predictions: TOMORROW: Cloudy. High 63F. Winds WSW at 5-10mph. Favorable winds to start though quite weak and it may still be gloomy from the rain. Winds shifting westerly later. Perhaps a bit of migration, but I wouldn't expect a decent flight. TUESDAY: Some morning clouds then mainly sunny. High near 80F. Winds SW at 5-10mph. Good winds, though a bit weak, with sun. Probably the best shot we have at a decent flight, perhaps for the rest of the season with an omega block setting up. Spotting may be difficult when there are few clouds. Keep an eye on. WEDNESDAY: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 71F. Winds WNW at 5-10mph. Probably South Lookout. Expect light to moderate migration. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown ([email protected] ) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: http://onondagaaudubon.com/derby-hill-bird-observatory/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=358 Count data submitted via Trektellen.org - Project info at: https://trektellen.org/count/view/3860/20260524 -- Oneidabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
